The radii of the pedal sprocket, the wheel sprocket, and the wheel of the bicycle in the figure are 4 inches, 2 inches, and 14 inches, respectively. A cyclist is pedaling at a rate of 1 revolution per second.
The question should be "Find the speed of the bicycle in feet per second and miles per hour."
4-inch pedal sprocket rotates at 1 rev/sec 2-inch wheel sprocket rotates at twice the rate of the pedal sprocket=2 rev/sec 14 inch wheel rotates 2/14=1/7 the rate of the wheel sprocket=2/7 rev/sec inches and rev cancel out (2/7)(28pi)/12=8pi/12=2pi/3=2.09 ft/sec
sec and ft cancel out 2pi*3600/3*5280=1.42 mi/hr .. speed of the bicycle=2.09 ft/sec or 1.42 mi/hr
